Activity-Outcome Alignment

A less effective course will focus primarily on content (with the main emphasis on the teacher’s knowledge). In contrast, a soundly structured course will focus on aims for student learning (with the emphasis on the relation between students and the content to be learned).

… if students are to learn desired out-comes in a reasonably effective manner, then the teacher's fundamental task is to get students to engage in learning activities that are likely to result in their achieving these outcomes, taking into account factors such as prior knowledge, the context in which the material is presented, and the realization that students' interpretation and understanding of new information depend on the availability of appropriate schemata. Without taking away from the important role played by the teacher, it is helpful to remember that what the student does is actually more important in determining what is learned than what the teacher does.

TLL Resources for Writing ILOs

TLL has worked with faculty throughout the Institute in helping them articulate learning outcomes and then develop pedagogy and assessment that will support those goals. See our page on how to write Intended Learning outcomes (ILOs).